Moritz Leitner of Norwich City and Ezri Konsa of Brentford compete for the ball at Carrow Road (Image: Stephen Pond/Getty Images)

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Arsenal manager Unai Emery could look to the division below the Premier League in order to find the man he wants.

Reports suggest that Brentford's Ezri Konsa is high on Emery's watchlist and that he could make a move for the defender in January.

A fee of £15m has been touted as a realistic price for the 21-year-old, who only joined the Bees from Charlton in the summer.

The England under-21 star has made quite an impact on Arsenal scouts, who have been attending games to see his development.

He also caught the eye during Brentford's 3-1 defeat to the Gooners in the third round of the League Cup.

Konsa has played 18 times for Brentford this season and is thought of highly by many that have worked with him.

Eden Hazard of Chelsea celebrates his side's 4-0 victory after the Premier League match between Stoke City and Chelsea at Bet365 Stadium on September 23, 2017 in Stoke on Trent, England. (Photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty Images)

Elsewhere, Chelsea are said to have accepted that they will most likely have to sell star man Eden Hazard to Spanish side Real Madrid.

The side have been chasing the Belgian international for months and with Hazard's contract ticking down, they face a sell him now or lose out scenario.

Chelsea's former goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois ran his contract down until the final year before sealing his switch to Real.

Hazard has been one of their key performers and despite manager Maurizio Sarri being keen on keeping him at Stamford Bridge, his hands are being tied tighter and tighter.

The 27-year-old has played 15 times for Chelsea this season, scoring eight goals.

Finally, Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho could be set to break the World Record fee for a defender as he looks to strengthen his team.

That looks set to come in a move for Napoli start Kalidou Koulibaly, with £89m the fee that the Italian club are demanding.

It is Liverpool who hold the current record buy of a defender, which came when they signed Virgil Van Dijk for £75m in January.

United were linked with England and Leicester centre-back Harry Maguire in the summer, as well as a host of others.

But none of those reported interests came off and Mourinho is still keen to strengthen his back four.

Jose Mourinho, Manager of Manchester United looks dejected following The Emirates FA Cup Final between Chelsea and Manchester United at Wembley Stadium on May 19, 2018 in London, England. (Photo by Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images)

"You have to be some player at 19 years of age to move to a new country and become the leader of a defence like Manchester United’s, which is already weak.

"So he’d [De Ligt] probably be ideal if they were able to sign two centre-backs.

"For example one is Koulibaly, who is high on Mourinho’s list of a ready-made player, and then De Ligt as a guy to develop alongside him.

"But then they’ve got two centre-backs who are development centre-back at the moment, (Victor) Lindelof and (Eric) Bailly, and we’ve seen the problems they’ve had developing because of the expectation placed upon them.

There is a conflict there, in that United as a club want to move towards signing these younger players.

"They talk about resale value being important to them which is bizarre given that Manchester United have never thought about reselling players in the future, but it’s something Ed Woodward is conscious of, the transfer fees he can get for players when they leave.

"And the idea of signing a young player who turns into a top talent is appealing to him, but Mourinho’s calculation is that is not what the club needs at present."